US20040154091A1 - Method and elements for decorating and/or finishing of swimming pools and swimming pool comprising use of same - Google Patents

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US20040154091A1
US20040154091A1 US10/343,036 US34303603A US2004154091A1 US 20040154091 A1 US20040154091 A1 US 20040154091A1 US 34303603 A US34303603 A US 34303603A US 2004154091 A1 US2004154091 A1 US 2004154091A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
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    • E04H4/141—Coping elements for swimming pools
    • E04H4/142—Coping elements for swimming pools with fixing means for sealing foil

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  • the present invention involves a process and elements for decoration and/or finishing of swimming pools of the type comprising metallic side walls and a bottom which can be comprised of a sole plate made of cement mortar or reinforced concrete, these swimming pools also comprising a cover made of a plastic material in the form of a watertight and flexible lining, housed in the cavity defined by the side walls and the rigid bottom, and ensuring watertightness.
  • This watertight lining called a “liner” in the current language, is located closely pinned against the bottom and hard side walls under the force of pressure of the water contained in the swimming pool.
  • the invention also applies to the swimming pools and other pools comprising the application of the claimed process and the elements for decoration and/or finishing.
  • the liners are comprised of an assembly of panels of vinyl cloth or another flexible and impermeable plastic material, having a thickness on the order of 0.35 mm to 1.50 mm, and connected to each other by any suitable watertight joining process, generally joining by ultrasound.
  • a disadvantage of these liners is that they are made and supplied by manufacturers without any decorative element or with a selection of printed decorations that is very limited in quantity.
  • the present invention proposes notably to correct the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • the elements for decoration and/or finishing comprise a facing surface and a magnetized surface designed to be applied against the inside surface of the liner, and these elements are affixed against one or more metallic walls of the rigid structure of the swimming pool, by the action of magnetic forces that are generated by the magnetized surface and go through the liner.
  • the elements for decoration and/or finishing can be made in the form of flexible sheets or plates that have a reduced thickness and are able to have various shapes: the shape of tiles, general shape of the decorative motif depicted, shape of fascia, etc.
  • They can comprise portions of the surfaces of various games such as, for example: scenarios of games of chess or checkers, scenarios of tick-tack-toe, etc.
  • friezes or bands covered with or without decorative motifs, affixed horizontally against the upper part of the side walls of the swimming pool, for example, above the water line.
  • friezes or bands for example, under the action of ultraviolet rays, it is possible to replace them rapidly and easily with new friezes or bands.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a portion of a side wall of a swimming pool, provided with a decorative element and a finishing element according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a section view along the line 2 - 2 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment example of the decorative element according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of another embodiment example of these decorative elements.
  • FIG. 5 is a large scale transverse section view of an example for setting up the decorative element.
  • the swimming pools to which the invention can apply are of the type comprising a lightweight rigid structure mainly made of one or more metallic side walls 1 , generally laid out vertically and comprised of panels of steel sheets having a thickness on the order of 2 mm, assembled by exterior screw-bolt connections or otherwise. This peripheral wall is installed in a pit dug in the ground.
  • the bottom of the rigid structure can be comprised of a bottom 2 that can be made of cement mortar or reinforced concrete, or any other hard surface.
  • a liner 3 is installed whose shapes and dimensions correspond approximately to those of this structure, whereby this liner is made in a manner previously described, in a manner impermeable to water, but equipped with a magnetic permeability, such as a vinyl sheet. It is fastened, for example, by means of its upper peripheral edge equipped with an enlarged edge strip 3 a , to a fastening system 4 affixed onto an outside shoulder 1 a of the metallic walls 1 , under the brim 5 of the swimming pool.
  • the elements for decoration 6 and/or finishing 7 comprising a facing surface 8 and a magnetized surface 9 , are applied, by means of their magnetized surface, against at least one and preferably, against the four composite side walls 1 - 3 of the rigid structure of the swimming pool, and these elements are affixed against the metallic wall(s) of this structure, by the action of the magnetic forces that are generated by the magnetized surface and go through the liner.
  • the elements for decoration 6 and/or finishing 7 are, preferably, made in the form of flexible plates having a reduced thickness, for example, on the order of 1 to 2 mm.
  • These elements comprise a facing surface 8 preferably made of a thin sheet made of plastic material and affixed by gluing or otherwise onto a magnetized flexible plate or sole plate 9 , for example comprised of a plate of a magnetized elastomer (itself known from the prior art) thicker than the previous one and designed in order to generate magnetic forces and a magnetic field that makes it possible to closely line and to hold these elements against the wall of the swimming pool.
  • a magnetized flexible plate or sole plate 9 for example comprised of a plate of a magnetized elastomer (itself known from the prior art) thicker than the previous one and designed in order to generate magnetic forces and a magnetic field that makes it possible to closely line and to hold these elements against the wall of the swimming pool.
  • the elements for decoration and/or finishing according to the invention can have more diverse shapes and dimensions: the shape of a square tile (FIG. 4), general shape of a decorative motif represented on a facing sheet (general shape of a fish according to FIG. 3), the shape of an ornamental frieze or continuous band (FIG. 1), etc.
  • They can comprise portions of the surfaces of various games such as, for example, scenarios of the game of chess or checkers (FIG. 4), scenarios of tick-tack-toe, etc., covering one or more side walls of the swimming pools.
  • a clamping and finishing ring 10 forming a junction plate (or stay) can be engaged between the upper edge of the band 7 and the lower surface of the brim 5 (FIG. 2).
  • the invention also comprises swimming pools provided with the elements for decoration and/or finishing described above.

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FR0010073A FR2812326B1 (fr) 2000-07-31 2000-07-31 Procede et elements de decoration et/ou de finition de piscines, et piscines en comportant application
PCT/FR2001/002460 WO2002010537A1 (fr) 2000-07-31 2001-07-26 Procede et elements de decoration et/ou de finition de piscines, et piscines en comportant application

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US20070011800A1 (en) * 2005-07-12 2007-01-18 Frost Brian C Swimming pool liner
EP4640130A1 (fr) * 2024-04-24 2025-10-29 Norbert Jorek Procédure de fixation et de détachement d'un tapis antidérapant et tapis antidérapant

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US5018324A (en) * 1989-12-28 1991-05-28 Americana Pools Swimming pool wall
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US20040187202A1 (en) * 2001-07-18 2004-09-30 Valerio Leccacorvi Coating for the surfaces of a swimming pool
US20070011800A1 (en) * 2005-07-12 2007-01-18 Frost Brian C Swimming pool liner
EP4640130A1 (fr) * 2024-04-24 2025-10-29 Norbert Jorek Procédure de fixation et de détachement d'un tapis antidérapant et tapis antidérapant

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